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I didn't even know I loved 914's, 'Till I bought one in August '11 |
Germancar-Junkie |
Jan 14 2012, 12:01 PM
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Man pedals aren't just for men Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 14-January 12 From: Weekdays, MD - Weekends, WV Member No.: 14,004 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Hi All, I am new to the world of car restoration and 914's. While cruising c's list I found a deal I couldn't refuse, and the rest is history. She runs, but she's rough. I trailered her home, drove her throught the neighborhood a few times then put her in the garage and have spent a few weekends chipping away at the cosmetic flaws. There's a lot of rust. But not in the places that I keep reading about (hell hole, floor pans, etc.) Currently, I'm torn. Do I put band-aids on the boo-boos and spend 7 months out of this year driving it like I stole it? Or start the grueling project of disassembly, rust repair and re-assembly? In the case of the latter, I won't get to enjoy her for a couple years... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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Germancar-Junkie |
Jan 21 2012, 08:43 PM
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Man pedals aren't just for men Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 14-January 12 From: Weekdays, MD - Weekends, WV Member No.: 14,004 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Remember when I said she was shot???? Well, here are some pics of the ugliest driverside long I've seen. A sincere thanks to those that sugggested I look into it a little further. The words "death trap" come to mind.
From a distance, it looks bad. But just keep reading, it gets so much worse. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) In Allentown, PA this is how they fix longs. Just fill them with spray foam. (I'm pretty sure this car came from Allentown based on a box of parts found in the trunk with a name and address on it.) This is just a quarter of the spray foam I dug out. I trimmed off the bottom of the long to show how rusted out this thing really was. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) Yep. That's my hand. I'm female, but my love of cars runs deep. And I'm doing all the work myself, except for the welding, hubby will help on that. Call me a fool, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) but I'm going to rebuild her. I'm naming her Austin, as in "Steve Austin" the six-million dollar man. That might be how much I end up having tied up in her by the time this is all finished. Porsche purists, do not read the following: Since this amount of rust is something I didn't bargain for, I have a solution to get back on the road. This car doesn't have a lot of life left. So, after some extensive rust abatement, I'm going to use some chasis tubing left over in the garage and make a sort of exoskeleton for the underside. There's a 50/50 chance I'll get away with that. I know there are rust free specimens out there. But this one is mine. If I can bring "Austin" back from the brink, then I've made a significant accomplishment in my book. If I can't...there will be a parts listing posted somewhere in the future. I'll post my progress, unless the general consensus of the replies to this entry suggest that's something no one here would have interest in. Then I'll keep it to myself. Let me know what you think. Thanks, Dawn |
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